Larinessa

Lovely soft strawberry and incense scent on my skin. Soft and pink. I tested it before I read the notes that were in it, (frimp in a decanting circle) and was SHOCKED to discover there is rose in this. Normally rose hates me and goes to soap. Sniffing deeply I can smell the rose, but it seems to be the soft true rose scent I love so much in the actual plant, not the dry soapy rose I have come to associate with EVERY other perfume oil with rose from BPAL I have tried. All hail pink lace!!!!!

This one proved to me that sometimes my rules of BPAL are meant to be broken, and pre-conceived notions van be proven wrong. As a floral/aquatic hater by rule I didn't even consider this. But today its 60 sunny degrees in Minnesota, and I wanted something spring like. In the imp, cool aquatic, floral and orange. Bright and clean. Wet on my skin, Whoa citrus! Fresh and vibrant, with something floral (peony?) In the background. The cool tone of the aquatic is still there, but its an impression, rather then a salty note (which doesn't agree with me). Dry- the citrus is toning down and everything is getting more balanced. The floral/citrus/aquatic combo is actually quite nice on me, and my cats are crazy for it on me. I wish I could be more specific on the floral notes, but as I usually avoid them like the plague, I simply don't recognize them. The only reason I recognized peony is because my mom loves that scent. I admit, I like this, and I will probably re-use this on Easter. I don't know if I will ever buy a bottle, but a partial or another decant can home with me.

Have been testing my luper decants several times before reviews, so this is after a day test. on my skin the rum, leather, frankinsence and champaca are all present and accounted for. The throw is really quite good, but the wear length isn't the longest I have ever experienced. However, while wandering a large fabric warehouse today I did hear multiple comments from other customers remarking that something smell 'quite good' and 'warm spicy scent' which I guess was me. so I guess it works well on my skin. With its warm spicy tone I feel this will actually make a better fall/holidays scent for me.

Oh Smut, several testings have had to happen to get us to this point. I have been a bit on the fence on this one initially, the first test happened straight from being out in the chilly Minnesota winter, and Smut was reluctant to allow its better tidbits out for a good time, and it came off smelling like Debauchery (a great love) to my nose and I dismissed it as not enough different to buy a bottle. Silly me. Burlesque performers always reveal the good parts after a slow tease The second test had a bit more of the amaretto, sugar, booze notes peeping enticingly from the veil of musk . Smut had my attention. The third test finally convinced me that this is going to be my only Luper bottle purchase this year. Sugary sweet amaretto booze combined with SHEXSAY musk.

In the imp this smelled interesting and complex with the plum musk and tea note making it somewhat sweet and rich. On me it turned into something that smelled like an ashtray. Epic fail.

This is very pretty, I adore the apricot note, which is a slightly drier note then most. I get a slightly juicier tone from the quince, and the Jasmine is very pretty (usually avoid florals). No skin musk or honey really present. Overall, very sweet pretty scent on me, lovely for spring, and soft enough to be suitable to wear at formal occasions you dont want to offend anyone. May need a bottle of this.

Oh. Oh my. This is the gorgeous leather note of the red rider. The tough leather armor note I associate with the renaissance festival I work at. Along with it is the pine pitch (which is slightly pine sol right up at my skin level) but the throw is a softer foresty scent of walking through the woods. I can detect the cypress, and a vaguely musky note at the core. I love this, the clear winner of the 4 scents I tested today, and I also think I may try layering this with the black Apple of Saturn. In the Forest wins the bottle worthy for today!

For some reason I was holding out high hopes for this despite the presence of my mortal death note rose. I was not disappointed. In the imp the vetiver and rose are most apparent, with the patchuli in the back, no noticeable honey. Wet on skin, the rose started to try and beat out my beloved vetiver, and its a fist fight to see who lands on top. Dry, exactly what I had hoped to happen, the rose is present, but the earthy vetiver and patchuli are keeping it from going into the dreaded soap arena. I can still smell the rose, but I don't hate it, and I am not trying to outrun my skin. Overall I like this so far. I plan on giving it a full day test run after my decant settles a bit. But finally a blend with rose I don't loathe

Fresh from the cold, decant from Fright. In the imp- holy moly, that is sour sweet strawberry pixie stix! Can almost taste the sugar on the tounge. Wet on skin-strawberry sugar, with a background of orange blossom. dry on skin- softened up to a nice mix of strawberry and orange blossom with a underlying veil of sugar and vanilla. I quite like this. But I am going to let the imp settle in from the cold and retest in a day or so. But definate bottle potential.

This is the type of red musk that plays well with my skin, along the lines of debauchery. Lovely red musk, and the rosewood and sandelwood lending a rich woody undertone. This is a winner.

Hideous heart for today cause I am anti-Valentine's day.

Chocolate + Snake Oil = love. This is rich, nommy chocolate over a base of Snake Oil. Glad I have 2 bottles!

Love cherries. Love anise. Love cinnamon. The three together are a no brainer. Spicy syrupy dark cherry licorice. Deep and rich on me, and the perfect scent for Valentine's day tomorrow.

This is probably one of the only times a scent has been so offensive to my nose I couldn't even skin test it. I suspect its the Amber mixed with the fruit, but whatever it is, its vile. Sorry Beth, but I cant abide this.

Decant from a lovely forumite I have a decant of v2, but I was curious as to what the released version was like (and I am a plum fiend). Wet, this is dark plum and sandlewood, with the patchuli and musk in the background. Dry the sandlewood comes to the fore more, with the patchuli and musk, and the plum becomes more of the grounding note. Smokey and deep. I like this a lot, as much as v2. But the two are quite different so its easy to love both <3

Decant from a lovely forumite I have a decant of v2, but I was curious as to what the released version was like (and I am a plum fiend). Wet, this is dark plum and sandlewood, with the patchuli and musk in the background. Dry the sandlewood comes to the fore more, with the patchuli and musk, and the plum becomes more of the grounding note. Smokey and deep. I like this a lot, as much as v2. But the two are quite different so its easy to love both <3

Wearing this for the third day in a row (almost used up my imp) and I gotta say I love this musky myhrr on me. Sensual with great throw. Will need a bottle of this in my next order.

Source: 2 year old imp. Wet: some spicy red musk. Fortunately not the grape wine type. Dry: almost exactly like my 3 year old Snake Oil. I had to check the imp to make sure. Still spicy, but a slightly vanilla undertone. I like it alright, but I will stick with Snake Oil.

Strong nutmeg and chocolate on me. Not getting a lot of espresso other then an underlying bitterness. Very yummy and decadent smelling though. A winner.

In the jar- slightly 'moist' seeming grey powder. The scent is heavy on the opium, with the black currant in the background. I have used this 3 times, and used only a light sprinkling in my bath, it doesn't seem to need much to get a strong scent going. In the water the opium and black currant balance out, and it makes the water feel silky smooth. The scent does linger on my skin for several hours after bathing. Subtle and lovely. I really like this a lot.

I like this a lot. Maybe even a top ten scent. In the bottle the apple and musk are most apparent. This is a DRY apple. Some incensey notes apparent as well, predominantly cypress. On me, the dry apple takes on an almost champagne quality, and the cypress becomes more apparent. The mhyrr comes out more along with the black musk. Very lovely, subtle throw considering the notes. This is very unique addition to my collection and a lovely fall scent. Back-up bottle worthy for sure for me. Thanks Beth, I love it!

In the bottle: Musk. Smells like the same musk in 'Midnight kiss' and that has me worried as that goes straight to grape bubblegum on me. On the skin wet: The musk still dominates, but the blackberry and current are making themselves known. Dry on skin: Ahhhhh...! The musk calms down, and fortunately doesn't go to grape. The blackberry and black currant notes balance with it, very well. There is a hint of something floral, but not particularly noticeable to me. This is a softer scent, it has some throw but more the enticing 'come sniff closer' sort, without being overwhelming. Fruity, and seductive. Good date perfume I think. I don't know if it will ever crack into my favorites list, but with a bit of aging it might. Quite lovely.

Ok, at least i'm not the only one. I was just wondering because I had ordered the black rider less then a week before, and I got that almost 3 weeks ago. Hopefully I will get a reply from CS soon. Thanks for your replies!

I ordered Luna Negra on July 1st and I see a lot of people have gotten their orders, and orders placed afterwards. I expected a bit of a delay due to the last minute carnival orders, and I have emailed the lab, (no reply as of yet). Just wondering if anyone else who ordered from the black moon lunacies is still waiting.

This is my first go at any sort of Champagne scent. Wet: this is strong champagne coming at me. Almost ginger ale like. Definately fizzy. Interesting. No chocolate or sex, cheap or otherwise. Wet on skin: champagne with a very faint hint of chocolate. 2 hours later: the chocolate is more dominate now, almost even with the champagne. No dirty naked freaks showing up, so I guess the sex decided to go celibate. This is definately interesting. The champagne is very bright and light, and the chocolate is definately milky, but I was really looking forward to some raunche. However, I did get 2 unsolicited compliments today by others who liked how bright and sweet it was. So I guess it stays.